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Table 4 Factors associated with quality of life among respondents

From: Quality of life and healthcare service utilization among methadone maintenance patients in a mountainous area of Northern Vietnam

Characteristics

EQ5D - index

EQ VAS

Coef

95% CI

Coef

95% CI

Age group (vs < 30 years)

 > = 30 & < 40 years

0.12

–0.02; 0.26

  

Education (vs < High school)

 High school

–0.16*

–0.30;–0.01

3.59

–1.00; 8.19

 Above high school

–0.39*

–0.66; –0.12

  

Occupation (vs Unemployed)

 Self-employed

0.18*

0.05; 0.32

  

Income quintiles (vs Poorest)

 Rich

0.16

–0.02; 0.33

6.40*

0.21; 12.58

 Richest

0.26*

0.06; 0.46

12.05*

5.58; 18.52

Location (Son Duong vs Tuyen Quang)

0.12

–0.06; 0.29

–3.53

–8.72; 1.67

Body mass index (vs Underweight)

 Normal

0.35*

0.20; 0.50

  

Having acute disease (Yes vs No)

–0.20*

–0.36; –0.05

  

Using multiple substances (vs None)

 Abusing one substance

–0.11

–0.24; 0.03

–9.92*

–16.01; –3.83

 Abusing two or more substances

  

–5.84

–13.07; 1.38

Episode of drug rehabilitation (vs None)

 >2 times

0.12

–0.04; 0.27

  

Receiving ART (Yes vs No)

  

7.52*

2.03; 13.02

Duration of MMT (months)

0.00

–0.01; 0.01

0.01

–0.26; 0.28

Receiving inpatient care (Yes vs No)

–0.53*

–0.75;–0.31

–26.66*

–34.67; –18.65

Receiving outpatient care (Yes vs No)

–0.20*

–0.40;–0.01

  
  1. * p < 0.05